‘Unbreak My Heart’ by Toni Braxton holds many memories for me. First of all, it’s from the nineties, and I’ve lately had a revival listening to music from this era for nostalgia reasons.Secondly, my father loved this artist a lot. We even had the CD this song was on, and …
Am I perverted? Well, those that read this blog would undoubtedly agree. My sexual desires are pretty strange and definitely abnormal. I have a strong wish within me to refuse anything normal. It is funny, though, that I have shaped my life to seem (or is) the most standard as …
Like last week, I had no idea what I was going to post for this week’s challenge. I have searched online for hours, but couldn’t find anything I liked. And then, as I was lying in bed this morning, the answer came to me. The lyrics literally are ‘nicht mehr …
Recently I’ve made a striking discovery: listening to music from the nineties makes me feel good. I was both shocked and hurt this music had this effect on me. I mean, nostalgia is something old people have, right? Longing back to the 50s and 60s, the good times that will …
This week I chose the song ‘American Woman’ by Lenny Kravitz for the prompt about an American song by an American group. The only irony is that the song was originally written and performed by the Canadian band ‘The Guess Who’ in 1970. I chose this song anyway, because Lenny …
Master wanted to show Celine a day at the office can be just as hard a job as any. He enlisted employees of his to help convey the message… In Part 1, Master had taken Celine with him to the office. Since he had important work to do, he had sent …
The album ‘Back to Basics’ is my favourite album by Christina Aguilera. It was released in 2006, and I listened to it many times. Next to my all-time favourite song ‘Nasty Naughty Boy,’ ‘Candyman’ is definitely up there with the best songs. I love the lyrics of the song. I …
A few weeks ago, I saw a video of an opera singer, a 65-year-old man, who had learned a new technique. He had asked his vocal coach how to sing a particular style. Many people were surprised he still had a teacher. Surely, after years of having a successful career …
When I found that this song contains one of this week’s prompt words, namely ‘violence,’ I knew this had to be the one. It was featured on the album ‘Design Your Universe’ by Epica, my favourite album by this band. I find it remarkable that this song was released in …
This post has nothing to do with sexuality. It deals with something else entirely: my Dutch identity. In 2007, our Queen Maxima said in a speech that there is no such thing as a Dutch identity. I disagreed with this statement for a long time, but it was only a …
